Chicago/Neon/Castcraft

AKA Typefounders of Chicago and Type Films of Chicago. Acquired Neon in 1959. Later produced some of the earliest digital fonts under the OPTI label.

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Typefaces:
- Cooper Black (135)
- Gothic (Nesbitt) (21)
- Weiß-Initialen (19)
- Epic & Hollywood / Cinema (13)
- Herkules (12)
- Neuland (12)
- Signal (Berthold) (12)
- Trooper Roman (10)
- Rustic No. 2 (9)
- Binder Style (5)
- Corporate (5)
- OPTI Sport Script (4)
- Smoke (4)
- Columna (3)
- Modern Blackletter (3)
- Pacella Barrel & Gemini Biform (3)
- Augustea Open (2)
- Bernhard Schönschrift (2)
- Egmont (2)
- Filmotype Galaxy / Gable / Garfield / Gamma (2)
- Mandarin (2)
- Nubian (2)
- Pierrot (2)
- Aggie (1)
- Campanile (1)
- More…
- Endowed Jones (1)
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- Germanic Sans (1)
- Grecian (1)
- Howland (1)
- Improvenu Wide (1)
- Matador (1)
- Naudin (1)
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- Less…

Bruce Lee Lives: The Fall Of Hong Kong Palace1989

The Software Toolworks

Contributed by tabmok99

<cite>Bruce Lee Lives: The Fall Of Hong Kong Palace</cite>

that man loves1967

Corita Kent

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Kanye West’s Jesus Is King album art, movie poster and merchandise2019

AWGE
Kanye West
Cactus Plant Flea Market

Contributed by Ciarán Crawley

Sponsor

Juilliard Streichquartett, Béla Bartók ‎– Die Sechs Streichquartette album art1973

unknown

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Juilliard Streichquartett, Béla Bartók ‎– <cite>Die Sechs Streichquartette</cite> album art

Q✻bert1982

Contributed by tabmok99

Einai to kati pou menei – Tolis Voskopoulos1977

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

La prodigieuse aventure des plantes (1981), L’Aventure des plantes (1982)c. 1981

unknown
Jacques Leroux

Contributed by Pierre Brossard

<cite>La prodigieuse aventure des plantes</cite> (1981), <cite>L’Aventure des plantes</cite> (1982)

Emmanuelle (1974) U.S. movie posters1975

Philip Gips

Contributed by Chiara Gall

<cite>Emmanuelle</cite> (1974) U.S. movie posters

The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography1860

Thaddeus Davids & Co.

Contributed by David Jonathan Ross

<cite>The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography</cite>

Staff Pick

Het Bandenboekje/Het Frame-boekjec. 1944

Drukkerij De Globe

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Staff Pick

Hymns by The Mariners1956

Robert J. Velde

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

“Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – Tears For Fears1985

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

Planet P – Planet P Project1983

Richard Seireeni
George Snow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Children’s Jokes And Riddlesc. 1965

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

Acoustic Control Corporation amplifiers1967

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Staff Pick

No Deposit – No Return1970

Contributed by Ezra Fike

Post Frosted Rice Krinkles (1972)c. 1972

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Waiting On A Song by Dan Auerbach2017

Perry Shall

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>Waiting On A Song</cite> by Dan Auerbach

KFC: AFC–ZFC outdoor ad campaign2019

Mother Design

Contributed by Thiago

Aviation and space travel coin sets by Shellc. 1970

unknown
Danbury Mint

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Aldous Huxley paperbacks, Harper and Row1972

Emanuel Schongut

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Aldous Huxley paperbacks, Harper and Row

Staff Pick

Cowboys & Colored People – Flip Wilson1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by David Chathas

<cite>Cowboys & Colored People</cite> – Flip Wilson

“Big Lang at BYU” magazine illustration2017

Brigham Young University

Contributed by Darden Studio

EIMI – E. E. Cummings (Covici Friede, 1933)1933

Samuel A. Jacobs

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>EIMI</cite> – E. E. Cummings (Covici Friede, 1933)

Schreibschrift, Zierschrift und angewandte Schrift, Klinkhardt & Biermann adc. 1955

Klinkhardt & Biermann

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Schreibschrift, Zierschrift und angewandte Schrift</cite>, Klinkhardt & Biermann ad

Ordre et progrès – Orval Carlos Sibelius2017

Le Groupe ³
Johann Lhuillery / pxlcrp

Contributed by Pauline Nuñez

<cite>Ordre et progrès</cite> – Orval Carlos Sibelius

Staff Pick

Larousse Gastronomique (Crown)1961

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Larousse Gastronomique</cite> (Crown)

The Trojan War by Thomas Bulfinch (Kurt H. Volk)1957

Kurt H. Volk
Meyer Wagman

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Trojan War</cite> by Thomas Bulfinch (Kurt H. Volk)

Staff Pick

Astral Weeks – Van Morrison1968

Ed Thrasher

Contributed by Kris Davies

<cite>Astral Weeks</cite> – Van Morrison

Haydn – Mass in Time of War (Angel Records)1967

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Haydn – Mass in Time of War</cite> (Angel Records)

Jorge Elbrecht + Suoni Sognati, Le Zorba2019

Pauline Nuñez
Section26

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Beethoven-Halle souvenir sheet1959

Herbert Kern

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Cluster Trilogy by Piers Anthony (Millington)1979

unknown

Contributed by Ol Blajo

<cite>Cluster Trilogy</cite> by Piers Anthony (Millington)

The Country of the Mind by Dan Morgan (Corgi)1975

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Country of the Mind</cite> by Dan Morgan (Corgi)

“Co-Co” / “Done Me Wrong All Night” – The Sweet1971

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

“Co-Co” / “Done Me Wrong All Night” – The Sweet

Ulysses by James Joyce, Odyssey Press (1932)1932

Odyssey Press

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Ulysses </cite>by James Joyce, Odyssey Press (1932)

Hop Dedik – Erol Büyükburç ve efsaneler1976

unknown

Contributed by CJ Dunn

The Mismeasure of Man1981

Jay J. Smith

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Patches for Parchados Inc2019

Felipe Calderón

Contributed by Felipe Calderón

Greene County Fairgrounds signs

unknown

Contributed by Kyle Anderson

Leonard Cohen lyrics bookletc. 1971

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Staff Pick

This Is Not a Reportc. 2018

Jessica Rosvita

Contributed by Jessica Rosvita

Nono, suivi de Toa – Sacha Guitry1968

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

Wired – Jeff Beckc. 1976

John Berg
Edwin Lee
Robert Biro

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Utca & Karrier magazine2019

Aron Lodi

Contributed by Aron Lodi

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and postersc. 1967

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

“Little Green Bag” – George Baker Selection1969

Contributed by Garrison Martin

King of the Surf Guitar. The Best of – Dick Dale & The Del-Tones1986

Don Brown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>King of the Surf Guitar. The Best of</cite> – Dick Dale & The Del-Tones

ColecoVision console1982

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Nintendo Entertainment System consoles and components1985

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

I Am The Flag: A Portrait of America1971

Contributed by David Smith

<cite>I Am The Flag: A Portrait of America</cite>

Shamrock Highway Mapc. 1975

Contributed by David Smith

Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost – William Johnston1969

unknown

Contributed by David Smith

<cite>Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost</cite> – William Johnston

Ned Kelly (1970) movie posters1970

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Conways Photosetting adc. 1974

Conways

Contributed by Mathieu Triay

Nation-Wide Service Grocers ad, 19351935

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Frank Zappa in Hitweek magazine (1967–69)1967

Willem de Ridder

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Frank Zappa in <cite>Hitweek</cite> magazine (1967–69)

Staff Pick

Freak Out – Frank Zappa’s The Mothers of Invention1966

Frank Zappa
Jack Anesh

Photo(s) by “Klaus Hiltscher” on Flickr.

Hotel Goldener Hirsch luggage labelsc. 1935

Willi Foerster

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

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